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Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview Thursday that Ukraine will be involved in talks over the settlement of the war, but the U.S. will be the main intermediary with Russia during the talks.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
13 Feb. 2025 -
For instance, there were never any meaningful talks over Ivan Toney last summer despite his availability and his name being discussed internally.—
Laurie Whitwell,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
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Steve Bannon has discussed with New York state prosecutors a potential plea deal in its criminal case charging the longtime ally of President Donald Trump with defrauding donors to a southern border wall, according to media reports.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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Today, world leaders from over 90 countries will gather in Paris to discuss artificial intelligence policy.—
Henry Papadatos,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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There will certainly be plenty of plot developments to chew over.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
9 Jan. 2025
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Wall Street is chewing over critical data released last week on Amgen’s experimental weight loss injection – a potential competitor in the blockbuster obesity drug market.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2024
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After eighty minutes, the judges retired from the bench to begin deliberating Brittany’s fate—a process that is still ongoing.—
Lawrence Wright,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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The eight-woman, four-man jury has deliberated for about 50 total hours over eight days since getting the case Jan. 29.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article Candidates for Evanston mayor and City Council debated what the next four years, and the next 20 years, should look like in the city at a forum hosted at the former site of Second Church of Christ on Feb. 9.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Officials are also debating possible new homebuilding regulations, including rezoning for lower housing density in especially fire-prone areas, and expediting a set of forthcoming standards for removing debris, flammable vegetation and wooden fences from the perimeters of homes.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes,
16 Feb. 2025
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